A young couple's bodies were found hanging in a house in Nischintapur in Ashulia of Savar, on the outskirts of the capital on Tuesday.
The deceased were identified as Saidul Mandal, 32, son of Samad Mandal, and his wife Shahnaz Parvin Babita, 24, of Naogaon district.
Quoting local people, police said Saidul is an expatriate and his wife Babita used to work at a garment factory. They were tenants of a tin-roof house, owned by one Shahsul Haque.
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Local people spotted the hanging bodies of the couple and informed police who recovered the bodies and sent them to Dhaka Suhrawardy Medical College and Hospital, said Kazi Naser, sub-inspector of Ashulia Police Station.
Primarily, police suspected that the couple committed suicide over family matters.
“The actual reason behind the death will be known after getting autopsy report,” said SI Kazi Naser.